The Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery
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Research

The Department of Surgery and its divisions are involved in collaborative research efforts throughout the Texas Medical Center.


The Center for Translational Injury Research

Center for Translational Injury Research

(CeTIR) developes new medical technologies based on the integration of biology and informatics to improve the diagnosis, care and survival of trauma victims. Also see PROMMTT Study

Trauma Research CenterTrauma Research Center

The Trauma Research Center is a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary research unit supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the United States' National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Center's major focus is to study the role of plasma in hemorrhagic shock.

Nutritional ResearchNutritional Research

Studying the role of nutritional nucleotides in immunomodulation, immune response and in wound healing.